New interview in Spanish here prior to Argentina: http://www.si.clarin.com/antiheroe_0_659934215.html
Nothing new really, but this is what "google translate" made of it :
Lover of Motörhead, Ramones and dubstep fan!, Andrew Eldritch was one of the top names in dark move ochentosa though he comes off the old label. "It's only for people interested in that and we are not," he says, from Leeds, vocalist for the Yes!
Eternal sunglasses, peeled and somewhat cryptic lyrics (is the Indian of the gothic rock?), Eldritch strives since 1983 in women's names to put some of their songs, do cases?, The Primal Alice, Marian, We Are The Same Susanne or ultraclásico Lucretia My Reflection. "They represent aspects of them and they remind me of some I knew, but there is no subject on a complete woman. My girlfriends told me 'why do not you write a song about me?' And I thought, 'No, no, no, to destroy the relationship that's for sure (laughs) "acid distilled with British humor.
In 1992, The Sisters of Mercy took the compilation Some Girls Wander By Mistake and two years before Vision Thing, the most powerful of his career. And live, Andrew sings many issues that have not yet seen the light.
- Why so long to release a new album?
-No need to do, from time to time recorded material. It's funny though is a very long and the band is doing very well without it.
And also change the structure of classical music as "Detonation Boulevard"
-The members of the band (Chris, Ben and Simon) think that our best-known songs sound better when played like the original disks. So I think we should change them.
- What were you looking when you included Ben, Chris and Simon in The Sisters of Mercy?
-It helped that they were smart, they were not addicted to heroin. It helped to play. Chris had the added advantage of speaking several languages. This is very useful for the band.
Still, you use your old "Doktor Avalanche". All we know is the name of your drum machine. Why is it called so?
-For a Swiss football player, I do not remember, was long ago. It is not the same machine. Technology change, but still a machine, part of the band.
- How would you define gothic rock and what is the main difference between this culture and music, since you are considered a rock band but not goth rock?
I have no idea, I see movies.
- What?
-Above all, science fiction movies and Japanese. The coming of Hollywood are generally very boring. I look very good Japanese films, Korean. Also Mexican and Nigerian. Many science fiction.
-For many years you denied being part of the gothic rock scene, although in my User Input, you were the sponsor of that style. But you played at two festivals of that culture: the Moon and Amphi M'era Fest. Why did you do?
'We went because we stupidly paid well and because the list of performers was very diverse. We played at many festivals, you know? Even with Frank Zappa. We're in this for a long time.
And if you offer to participate in the Wave Gotik Treffen, would you accept?
-We always offered and always said no. Never'll play there. If we were the godparents of a fashion movement, probably participarÃamos. But we are not, and we did not.
- What do you think of the controversial laws SOUP, ACTA and PIPA on the Internet?
- SOUP? I feel stupid. Not even a practical idea. It's something you can not run. And if it worked, as would be stupid. But would not work, would be even more stupid. I am sure that sooner or later, someone with good judgment will veto the law again.
- Would you change this law, with a particular term?
The problem is that the only people who can propose these laws alone can convince lawmakers, are the big media companies that are in big trouble because they are all useless. I hate them. If I propose something, nobody will listen.
- Do you have a side project to The Sisters of Mercy?
-I did some things, but If I did things with other names would be because I want to do things with other names. And I'd give you those names, then my plan would have failed (laughter).
- And what you think of music journalism?
-I have no opinion, because I do not give interviews. They are not necessary for me. The only time that the developer asked me to give an interview is when we go to a country not known, then the promoter is a little scared, do not have enough experience, and says, "Listen, Andrew, I need to give an interview for my country. " If I play in London, I do interviews. Neither in Germany, Poland. Not necessary. If I have something to say, I get on the website. My job is to write songs, not explain them. It's your job to explain, not mine.
In your website is defined as "intellectual love gods", why?
-Because we love reading, love sex and we like the sexy girls who love to read (laughs).
- How would you want it to be remembered the band The Sisters of Mercy in the future?
I do not know. I wish that some of the songs are remembered. Even when the songs are not good, yet we work hard trying to get it right. So I would like us to be remembered for trying. Personally, I'm not interested. I want to live in peace and privacy. I hate to be the center of attention. So if anyone remembers me as a person, not a problem for me.
'Perhaps you think more closely to the science-fiction superhero that the singer of rock n' roll.
Well, in science fiction there are many anti-heroes. And maybe I am one (laughs).
"Vocalist for the Yes !"
Argentinian interview
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I'd love to hear his version of Owner Of A Lonely Heart.
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would love to see if the original answer has the same meaning. andrew being wilfully awkwardThe members of the band (Chris, Ben and Simon) think that our best-known songs sound better when played like the original disks. So I think we should change them.
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Meh. One of the twenty-minute jobbies off Topographic Oceans or nowtHom_Corleone wrote:I'd love to hear his version of Owner Of A Lonely Heart.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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basicly says that the members of the band think that the songs sound better when they play like the studio ones, and it because think that should be change themQuiff Boy wrote:would love to see if the original answer has the same meaning. andrew being wilfully awkwardThe members of the band (Chris, Ben and Simon) think that our best-known songs sound better when played like the original disks. So I think we should change them.
so google translate quite close
any doubt about any quaetion of that interview just ask.... but very close to the previous interviews...
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Another (even less revealing) interview http://www.elacople.com/Noticias.aspx?id=5616
The case of The Sisters of Mercy is strange. The only original member is your brain, Andrew Eldritch. A band that influenced thousands with only three albums, a pair of singles and renouncing the music industry, labels and gothic rock they helped create. We chatted with him and guitarist Chris Catalyst to understand a little vision of things. Although the paucity of Eldritch eternal is not very helpful ...
They were always critical of the music industry. What is the strength of The Sisters of Mercy?
Andrew Eldritch: It's no problem being exploited competently, but our record has never been competent, and still is not. We do well without a stamp, but still we fight about some stupid contracts and demonic protection systems against piracy and stuff like SOUP. So do not do business with them.
Chris Catalyst: We are happy to manage our affairs as we want and with the help of some people (agents, managers, accountants, etc ...). I do not need is help from people who we know is going to ruin things.
Is that why no new album for so many years?
AE: I prefer to do other things. I like watching movies. I like Fukasaku, Wakamatsu, Honda, Amemiya, Kitano, Miike, and so on. I also like playing computer games.
Did you get everything you wanted with the band?
AE: Some things we did better than others. Anyway it is always looking to the future.
Did you think about a solo career?
AE: Everyone should like the idea of ​​being part of something larger than oneself.
CC: We all know who's boss. However it is a democratic band.
The last time you played in Buenos Aires did wearing a yellow shirt. How sick are you of gothic rock?
AE: That would seem to matter more to people than it actually matters to me.
Are they still the same music junkies forever? What inspires you?
AE: The movies that you said. And I still read many books of science fiction.
CC: I'm addicted to music. I am constantly looking for new things. Lately I've been listening things like Kverlertak, Giggs and Devin Townsend.
Do you remember some of his last visit to the country? I know they like to visit places like museums and stuff.
AE: We had a long time again. But we drove around the city and saw street performers and did some shopping. I gave Chris a CD of covers of the Ramones version chacarera.
CC: It's true. And this cd I thought it was brilliant. This time I arrived the country a little later than the rest, so I hope to see a bit more this time.
What will surprise us this time?
AE: We'll, we'll play some rock and have fun.
CC: Expect a lot of smoke, lots of lights and lots of fun. See you there in the mosh.
The case of The Sisters of Mercy is strange. The only original member is your brain, Andrew Eldritch. A band that influenced thousands with only three albums, a pair of singles and renouncing the music industry, labels and gothic rock they helped create. We chatted with him and guitarist Chris Catalyst to understand a little vision of things. Although the paucity of Eldritch eternal is not very helpful ...
They were always critical of the music industry. What is the strength of The Sisters of Mercy?
Andrew Eldritch: It's no problem being exploited competently, but our record has never been competent, and still is not. We do well without a stamp, but still we fight about some stupid contracts and demonic protection systems against piracy and stuff like SOUP. So do not do business with them.
Chris Catalyst: We are happy to manage our affairs as we want and with the help of some people (agents, managers, accountants, etc ...). I do not need is help from people who we know is going to ruin things.
Is that why no new album for so many years?
AE: I prefer to do other things. I like watching movies. I like Fukasaku, Wakamatsu, Honda, Amemiya, Kitano, Miike, and so on. I also like playing computer games.
Did you get everything you wanted with the band?
AE: Some things we did better than others. Anyway it is always looking to the future.
Did you think about a solo career?
AE: Everyone should like the idea of ​​being part of something larger than oneself.
CC: We all know who's boss. However it is a democratic band.
The last time you played in Buenos Aires did wearing a yellow shirt. How sick are you of gothic rock?
AE: That would seem to matter more to people than it actually matters to me.
Are they still the same music junkies forever? What inspires you?
AE: The movies that you said. And I still read many books of science fiction.
CC: I'm addicted to music. I am constantly looking for new things. Lately I've been listening things like Kverlertak, Giggs and Devin Townsend.
Do you remember some of his last visit to the country? I know they like to visit places like museums and stuff.
AE: We had a long time again. But we drove around the city and saw street performers and did some shopping. I gave Chris a CD of covers of the Ramones version chacarera.
CC: It's true. And this cd I thought it was brilliant. This time I arrived the country a little later than the rest, so I hope to see a bit more this time.
What will surprise us this time?
AE: We'll, we'll play some rock and have fun.
CC: Expect a lot of smoke, lots of lights and lots of fun. See you there in the mosh.
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but thanks for boh interviews.
but thanks for boh interviews.
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Chris might be in a bit of trouble with The Boss for this interview http://gothicba.wordpress.com/ - difficult to imagine a more goff website, although to be fair Chris does give the genre well-deserved kicking in answer the "no goth support bands policy " question.
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Completely agree, Adam had a lot of good means of expression, though he didn't managed to express the following one so nicely ... ...3. Who is your favorite ex-guitarist of TSOM?
I love what Adam Pearson used to do, Adam was a fantastic guitarist. He knew exactly when and how to rock!
google translated, but still ... ... that should be about it ... ...8. What about the policy of 'not invited Gothic bands' to shows of The Sisters? Is it really so strict?
We like to have bands support us that we actually like, for we have to listen to them from backstage,
and without any disrespect to anyone, none of the bands of that style are really to our liking.
So yes, it is quite strict, because we like the public between warm, not freezing.
Though, IMHO, there are clearly some so-called goth bands who do not freeze the public, to the contrary ...